Animal-poke.



W. B. SLOAN.

ANIMAL POKB.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1912.

1,091,972. Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

WES/0322 ANIMAL-P OKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 31, 1314.

Application filed June 26, 1912. Serial No. 706,032.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM 13. Storm, acitizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county ofBradley and State of Tennessee, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Al'llIIlEtl-POkGS, of which the following is aspecification.

The general object of the invention is to refine t e construction andoperation of animal poke by rendering the poke extremely light and ofsuch shape as to cause no annoyance or inconvenience to the animalunless he attempts to use his horns or to brush aside such objects asfence wires or rails with his nose; and to this end the inventionconsists in certain improved construc tions, arrangements, andcombinations of devices, which will be fully described hereinafter, andthen pointed out in the claims.

Other'objects will appear and be better understood from that embodimentof my invention of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective of the device in use. Fig. 2 is an enlargeddetail perspective of the nose piece. Fig. 3 is a detail showing one ofthe horn clamps in plan and fragments of the frame. Fig. 4: is a viewsimilar to Fig. 3 showing a slight modification.

The improved animal poke includes a metallic frame comprising a lowersection a and an upper section b. The section a is formed of relativelystout steel wire, and when in use is arranged over the animals head withthe section b projecting considerably above the horns c. From the hornsthe frame extends downwardly for a suitable distance and preferably tothe central portion of the animals nose and is suitably connected to anose piece d, which is suitably connected to a nose ring 6 in the noseof the animal. The upper section b is formed of the sections 5, 5 whichare suitably adapted such as shown at 6, to slide one upon the other andthis for the purpose of rendering the frame adjustable as to width sothat it may be used in connection with various size heads and also inthe event of the frame being applied to an animal which has yet toattain its full growth, to admit of the frame adjusting itself to thehead as the same grows in width. The sides of the frame are formed ofsections 7, 7 which are adjustably secured by suitable means such as setscrews 8, 8, in rings 9, 9 which surround the horns 0. With thisconstruction the frame may be adjusted in length to suit the length ofthe animals head and to correspond to the lateral adjustment madepossible by the construction of the end Z). Arranged in each of therings 9, 9 is an inner ring 10. This construction is clearly illustratedin Fig. 3. The inner rings 10 are passed over the horns c and are shapedso as to enable them to frictionally bind on the said horns when forceddownwardly with a suitable implement. The said rings are preferably ofmetal and each ring has outwardly extending trunnions 11, 11 as shown inFig. 3, which enter suitable openings in the surrounding outer ring 9and form pivotal supports for the same. This construction admits ofappreciably increasing the inner diameters of the outer rings so as toadmit of considerable rocking movement of the said rings when the upperend I) of the frame is brought into contact with an obect.

In Fig. 4: of the drawing there is shown a slight modification whereinthe ring 10 is provided with a pair of spaced pivot ears 10 which areadapted to be mounted be tween the extensions 11, said extensions andears being provided with openings for the reception of pivot bolts 12whereby the ring 10 will have a swinging movement with respect to thesections 7 7. The lower end of the nose piece (Z is preferably formedwith an eye 12 and a flexible connector of suitable construction, suchas a chain 18, is employed for connecting the eye 12 with the nose ring6. This connector is of such length as to let the nose ring assume itsnormal position until the end 6 is brought into contact with an object,whereupon the frame will be rocked and pull upwardly on the nose ringwhich will now endeavor as the pressure on the end 6 continues, tostrelztch the nose and thereby hurt the anima The nose guard 14 is ofmetal although it may be formed of other suitable material, and isshaped to conform to the bridge of the nose. This element is arranged inspaced relation to the inner face of the nose piece d and is yieldinglyheld in such position by a spring 15 which is adapted to yield when thenose piece 0? is brought into contact with an object. This yielding ofthe spring 15 brings the nose piece nearer to or in contact with thenose guard 14:, in fact the nose guard and nose piece move relatively toeach other, Which has the effect of' projecting the pricking point 16into contact With the anlmals nose. This, of course, Will hurt theanimal and continue to do so until he moves the nose piece from contact"tion, the upper section comprising lateral expansilole members,connectors adjustably receiving the meeting ends of the sections, ringsformed at the inner ends of the said connectors, horn receiving ringsrotatably mounted Within the first mentioned rings,anose piece carriedby the lower section of the frame, and a nose guard flexibly connectedWith the nose piece.

2. An animal poke comprisingv a frame including an upper section and a,lower section, the upper section comprisin lateral 'eXpa-nsible members,connectors a justably receiving themeeting ends of the sections,

rings formed at the inner ends of the said connectors, horn recelvlngrmgs rotatably mounted Within the first mentioned rings, a nose piececarried by the lower section of the frame, a nose guard flexiblyconnected With WILLIAM B. SLOAN.

Witnesses E. T. KNOX, FRED H; WATERHOUSE.

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